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if approve the monies would first go to baltimore city, then calvert charles and kent and montgomery and st. mary's counties. other counties could be added a bit later. >>> time for check on our weather. and it's dry. >> it is dry. you are talking about st. mary and and calvert county they are getting hit with storms. good news we need the rain especially along the eastern shore but we are not getting any. and that's what i don't like to see. going into the afternoon we have that chance. as long as we have the chance that's a good thing. see the big picture and nasty thunderstorms firing up in alabama. showers and thunderstorms dropping through michigan and heading into indian ohio. look what we are watching. showers and thunderstorms off along the coast this morning. and this little system could ride up the coast and make that turn inward. we are watching that because it could bring us much need rain as we go through time. we will see how that goes but for right now this is what we are looking at. showers and thunderstorms around dore chest erin calvert county and ocean city get get
if approve the monies would first go to baltimore city, then calvert charles and kent and montgomery and st. mary's counties. other counties could be added a bit later. >>> time for check on our weather. and it's dry. >> it is dry. you are talking about st. mary and and calvert county they are getting hit with storms. good news we need the rain especially along the eastern shore but we are not getting any. and that's what i don't like to see. going into the afternoon we have that...
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use route 40 around the sink hole in baltimore city. outside we go, we will look live and this is 95 at of 9 -- 695. that's nice shot. clear roads on 95 as you approach 695 and we will go to 695 at harford road showing us pretty good flow of traffic with the speed censors sensors around 55 miles per -- sensors around 55 miles per hour. 695 outer loop from 95 to 83, that's an 11-minute ride. >>> it's been compared to mark spits but michael phelps is not worried about the drama or hype. the maryland native says he has tunnel vision going into the summer games. also, london is known for the dismal weather, the dance that some hope could bring luck for the summer games. we will take you there when "good morning maryland" continues. >>> and well col back. we are hours away from the opening ceremonies for the 2012 sum are games. action kicks off at 3 eastern time this afternoon. and abc news aaron mclaughlin joins us live with a preview of what to exexpect and i am sure things are -- expect and i am sure things are ramping up across the pond.
use route 40 around the sink hole in baltimore city. outside we go, we will look live and this is 95 at of 9 -- 695. that's nice shot. clear roads on 95 as you approach 695 and we will go to 695 at harford road showing us pretty good flow of traffic with the speed censors sensors around 55 miles per -- sensors around 55 miles per hour. 695 outer loop from 95 to 83, that's an 11-minute ride. >>> it's been compared to mark spits but michael phelps is not worried about the drama or hype....
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. >>> september 11th is a day that evokes emotion in all of us and today members of the baltimore city fire department will do their part to help us remember. what they're going to do is walk up 110 flights of stairs to remember the victims of those attacks. the reason why it's 110 flights of stairs, that's the same number of floors at the world trade center towers, each climber is going to carry a photograph of a firefighter who fied in the attack -- tied in the attack. >>> come november you will decide the fate of the dream act. it offers in-state tuition prices to children of illegal immigrants. this afternoon supporter are going to be marching through the fells point and through the inner harbor asking for equal rights for the children of illegal immigrants. >>> you have your chance to give the input on the proposed new wal-mart in bel air at the intersection of plum tree road and 924. you can ask questions and the meeting is scheduled at the patterson mill middle and high school. it starts at 6:30. you can speak with the developers and give them your thoughts, some people wholy by
. >>> september 11th is a day that evokes emotion in all of us and today members of the baltimore city fire department will do their part to help us remember. what they're going to do is walk up 110 flights of stairs to remember the victims of those attacks. the reason why it's 110 flights of stairs, that's the same number of floors at the world trade center towers, each climber is going to carry a photograph of a firefighter who fied in the attack -- tied in the attack. >>>...
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this is a prevalent issue for the city of baltimore isn't it? >> it is. i never seen anything like it. i am from chicago originally and the only time we have seen water main breaks of this type of magnitude is on the extreme temperature change days. but, we have this here and we have another obvious leak around the corner and it's just very pref len. >> reporter: thanks so much for -- prevalent. >> reporter: thanks so much for that. they are working on a short and long-term plan towards correcting the problem. for the immediate needs that being your commute this morning, go to abc2news.com. we have all the detours and rerants routes and upload the a -- reroutes and upload the amount bc2 app on your device -- abc2 app on your device. we are live with what's going on as they continue to fix this and it's going to be a long time coming. >> that's a mess down there.traffic troubles downtown 11 years ago. this is the anniversary of this. the howard street tunnel fire and water main break shut baltimore down for almost a week. you couldn't park in the garages i
this is a prevalent issue for the city of baltimore isn't it? >> it is. i never seen anything like it. i am from chicago originally and the only time we have seen water main breaks of this type of magnitude is on the extreme temperature change days. but, we have this here and we have another obvious leak around the corner and it's just very pref len. >> reporter: thanks so much for -- prevalent. >> reporter: thanks so much for that. they are working on a short and long-term...
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city. here are the areas, talking about wilkins to the north, 195, 895, west of cherry hill and carol park on the east. dpw workers will check problems with the water main, since everyone's water is connected, people in the countys are asked to pay attention to how they use water. >> beginning this week, we will begin testing water systems adjustments, redirecting flows, which would last for 48 hours. this is to ensure that we can provide adequate supply of water for all of our customers when we begin repairs. we are calling on citizens to conserve water. >> reporter: by conserving water, they mean to ask you to use your water weisly, wisely. if you have to do the laundry or run the dishwasher, do that early in the morning or later at night. if you live in the city and lose your water, call 311 to report the problem. if you live in the county, 410- 396-5352. linda so, abc2 news. >>> today we may finds out what is next in the case in the man accused of killing his roommate and eating his org
city. here are the areas, talking about wilkins to the north, 195, 895, west of cherry hill and carol park on the east. dpw workers will check problems with the water main, since everyone's water is connected, people in the countys are asked to pay attention to how they use water. >> beginning this week, we will begin testing water systems adjustments, redirecting flows, which would last for 48 hours. this is to ensure that we can provide adequate supply of water for all of our customers...
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as of today, truck 15 in east baltimore and squad 11 on the city's south side will be shut down permanently. their crews will be reassigned to other firehouses. fire chief jim clack says cutting the companies will prevent rotating firehouse closures going on for the past two years. now all three fire companies were slated to close on july 1st but the city kept them open to respond to the storms that hit our area last week. linda so, abc2 news. >>> 40 people in laurel are wake up in other homes after fires swept through the apartment building. sunday morning, people living on tiger lily path were told to get out of the smoke from the third floor window. look at this video. part of the building collapsed. two firefighters suffered minor injuries including one being overcome by the heat. red cross is helping those displaced families get back on the feet. >>> most helpless feeling for a neighbor a home catches fire and so involved they couldn't do anything to safe person. >> a woman died in her home before anyone could save her. sherrie johnson is here with more on what fire investigators are g
as of today, truck 15 in east baltimore and squad 11 on the city's south side will be shut down permanently. their crews will be reassigned to other firehouses. fire chief jim clack says cutting the companies will prevent rotating firehouse closures going on for the past two years. now all three fire companies were slated to close on july 1st but the city kept them open to respond to the storms that hit our area last week. linda so, abc2 news. >>> 40 people in laurel are wake up in...
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three of the them from baltimore city and the fourth from montgomery city. cooling centers will be open and if you head to abc2news.com we have a list of the locations. >>> saying it is too earlier to blame bge for a slow response now that we are in day seven. pikesville one of the areas still without power and people who live there say they're getting very frustrated with bge. >> nobody is happy until all the power is back on but we don't at this point have the data to grade fairly the performance one weighter other. >> i think the pons is bad, no one -- the response is bad, no one can give you any answers and you're suffering. >> the idea of burying power lines does not seem to be going way. they have been calling on a pse to study it. power still a problem after a lot of storms hit the area and more than 30,000 people without power this morning. so this morning abc2 news is live at the bte call center where they have been getting an ear full. >> reporter: they have indeed. let's update the numbers we're down to 27,000, they have restored power to 3000 peo
three of the them from baltimore city and the fourth from montgomery city. cooling centers will be open and if you head to abc2news.com we have a list of the locations. >>> saying it is too earlier to blame bge for a slow response now that we are in day seven. pikesville one of the areas still without power and people who live there say they're getting very frustrated with bge. >> nobody is happy until all the power is back on but we don't at this point have the data to grade...
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county, that's the big number. 14,000 in baltimore city and no power means no air-conditioning and with the heat it is downright miserable. megan pringle is out live at one neighborhood in baltimore county and we're being told now the power isn't coming back on until late into the weekend but some people they've got their power back megan? >> reporter: some people woke up with power this morning charlie. now if you walk around the naked you can see a lot of scars from the deadly storms that happened last week. for example take a look at this tree. you can see -- it fell on this fence. felt on some power lines and that's the problem for this neighborhood. that's why a lot of people don't have power yet but take a look. crews are working on it. you can see that's ron up there with bge, he's been on the job for a couple of years and says -- [ indiscernible ] 16 hour shifts and as you know, it's hot. so it's not only hot for the crews working out here but also for the people who don't have power. and i know that people who don't have power -- [ indiscernible ] >> all right, we've got some t
county, that's the big number. 14,000 in baltimore city and no power means no air-conditioning and with the heat it is downright miserable. megan pringle is out live at one neighborhood in baltimore county and we're being told now the power isn't coming back on until late into the weekend but some people they've got their power back megan? >> reporter: some people woke up with power this morning charlie. now if you walk around the naked you can see a lot of scars from the deadly storms...
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baltimore city housing has opened two shelters overnight for people without power. just giving them a place to stay. we are under a code red heat alert through today and health officials recommend you remember to drink plenty of water or juice, avoid alcohol and caffeine and wear light colored clothing. during the extreme heat check on your senior citizens as well. make sure they are safe. you can log onto abc2news.com for a complete list of the cooling centers and we have information here and we have the address and telephone numbers for you so you know where to go. and that's all located on the home page. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> more crews are arriving in maryland bringing the total up to a level it was after hurricane irene last year. for a lot of people, that's not good enough. angela says she he lost power friday night along with her entire neighborhood in randallstown and can't remember how many times she says she called bge and they have told her her power might not be restored until the end of the week. >> basically, the response is they all must hav
baltimore city housing has opened two shelters overnight for people without power. just giving them a place to stay. we are under a code red heat alert through today and health officials recommend you remember to drink plenty of water or juice, avoid alcohol and caffeine and wear light colored clothing. during the extreme heat check on your senior citizens as well. make sure they are safe. you can log onto abc2news.com for a complete list of the cooling centers and we have information here and...
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before we get to that, 15 baltimore city schools have been closed as a result of the power outages. for other closures look at the bottom of your screen. >>> are we doing weather or traffic first? look at that rainbow. you are the ray of sunshine. >> a beautiful shot sunshine glistening off of the key bridge. this is encouraging news. we got sunshine to go to work. up to 90, it's lower humidity today. 72 in town. a very mild 80 degrees in dc. rain cooled 72 salisbury. the clouds are thinning out. last six hours showing the storms, violent storms moving through, tons of lightning in the city limits. we were talking about 1200 bolts of lighten in an hour. 93 degrees today. we will rinse and repeat, isolated chance of a shower or gusty thunderstorm. tonight, we are down to around 70 degrees, partly cloudy, the threat of a shower or storm does linger. a look at traffic this morning, 6:00, unfortunately we don't have good news for you. blocked 95 northbound at the fort mc henry tunnel. traffic redirected towards the left tube. this is going to be a mess. speeds are seeing reduced speeds
before we get to that, 15 baltimore city schools have been closed as a result of the power outages. for other closures look at the bottom of your screen. >>> are we doing weather or traffic first? look at that rainbow. you are the ray of sunshine. >> a beautiful shot sunshine glistening off of the key bridge. this is encouraging news. we got sunshine to go to work. up to 90, it's lower humidity today. 72 in town. a very mild 80 degrees in dc. rain cooled 72 salisbury. the clouds...